Butler Cabin is the most famous building on the property of Augusta National Golf Club.
It’s where every professional golfer dreams of being on the second Sunday night in April and where one of the most iconic ceremonies in sports takes place: the Green Jacket Ceremony.
The green jacket is the most coveted jacket in all of sports.
Green Jacket Facts
- There are only two ways to get a green jacket, both of them equally improbable: win the Masters or become a member at Augusta National.
- All green jackets are manufactured in Cincinnati by Hamilton Tailoring Co.
- The real name of the iconic color, “Masters Green,” is Pantone 342.
- The owner’s name is stiched on the inside label
- A single green jacket takes about a month to make
- Multiple Masters winners only receive one green jacket
- All green jackets MUST remain on the property of Augusta National GC. The only exception is that the current Masters champion is allowed to take his jacket with him for the one year period following his victory.
- The only green jacket that has ever been permitted to permanently leave the grounds of ANGC is that of Billy Casper. Casper, the 1970 Masters Champions, was buried in his green jacket.
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Green Jacket Ceremony
The ceremony takes place in front of a fireplace with a picture of Bobby Jones above it and is one of the most famous settings in golf.
The green jacket ceremony includes the current year’s champion, the previous year’s champion, Jim Nantz, and the chairman of Augusta, Fred Ridley.
If the low amateur for that year made the cut, they would also be invited to Butler Cabin to join the interview and receive their award, the Silver Cup.
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Before the green jacket presentation, Jim Nantz asks both players questions about the week.
Many players, particularly the amateurs, have stated that it was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of their lives.
Here is a video of Tiger after he won his 5th Masters, and 15th Major, in 2019. Victor Hovland is also there, as he was the low amateur that year. Unfortunately, you will also be forced to see Patrick Reed since he won in 2018 and is the one presenting the green jacket to Tiger.
Butler Cabin TV Headquarters
Butler Cabin is also the CBS broadcast headquarters for Master’s week.
Jim Nantz and company broadcast and conduct interviews throughout the week from Butler Cabin.
It was built in 1964 and was designed to be the broadcast headquarters for the Masters.
The cabin is named after former Augusta National member Thomas Butler, a close friend and frequent golfing partner of President Eisenhower. He also had a cabin at Augusta, the Eisenhower Cabin, named after him.
Outside of Masters week, Butler Cabin is one of ten cabins on the property that are used to house guests and members.